Minatsu Murase

Minatsu Murase (born 23 June 1995) is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender, currently playing with AIK Hockey Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).

Minatsu Murase
Born (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
SDHL team
Former teams		 AIK IF
HC Örnen
Luleå HF/MSSK
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career

Murase played her first regular season in the Riksserien (renamed SDHL in 2016) in 2012, as a 17-year-old, with AIK. The following year, she would win the starting job as the club won the SDHL championship.[1] She was named Best Goaltender of the Riksserien for the 2015–16 season.

Murase missed most of 2018–19 season due to pregnancy.[2] In the summer of 2019, she left AIK to sign with Luleå HF/MSSK.[3]

In January 2020, Murase announced that she was leaving Luleå and joining HC Örnen in the men's Hockeyettan as they competed for promotion to HockeyAllsvenskan.[4][5] She did not play during the following season, as she was pregnant with her second child.

Murase made her return to the SDHL for the 2021–22 season, announcing a one year contract with AIK in April 2021.[6]

International

She was named Best Goaltender at the 2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, as Sweden won bronze.[7]

She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[8]

Personal life

Murase and her partner, Swedish Hockey League player Robin Kovács, have two children together.[6][9]

References
  1. Fredriksson, Emelie (25 November 2016). "Minatsu Murase: Tror absolut vi kan ta guld". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. Skoglund, Henrik (4 April 2018). "OS-målvakten väntar barn med SHL-forwarden". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. Rönnkvist, Ronnie (9 September 2019). ""De är ligans bästa målvakter"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. Skoglund, Henrik (17 January 2020). "Efter avskedet - hon kan bli Luleås lösning på målvaktssidan". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. Karlsson, Måns (22 February 2020). "Landslagsmålvaktens comeback: Spelade med herrar". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. Fredriksson, Emelie (16 April 2021). "OS-målvakten gör comeback efter barnafödande". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324000_85I_1_0.pdf
  8. "Athlete Profile: Minatsu MURASE – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com.
  9. Gustafsson, Mathilda (20 September 2019). "Murase och Kovács – hockeyparet i toppen av den svenska eliten". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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